prophylactic

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It also announced plans to buy Cidara Therapeutics, which is working on antiviral treatments, including a flu prophylactic in Phase 3, for $9.2 billion.

From MarketWatch

Both antivirals can also be prescribed if you’ve been exposed to the flu and want to take it prophylactically.

From The Wall Street Journal

But more crucially, American military aid is prophylactic.

From Salon

Pallett says such prophylactic use of the drugs, though unavoidable, can “add fuel to the fire” by promoting the evolution and spread of genes for drug resistance.

From Science Magazine

What they found was that it didn't matter whether the patient was treated with prophylactic antibiotics or not when it came to rates of post-operative infection.

From Science Daily